Building the Haynes Hot Air Engine by Vincent Gingery Paperback First Edition

by Vincent Gingery

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Building the Haynes Hot Air Engine by Vincent Gingery. Paperback. David J Gingery Publishing, 1998. First edition, first printing stated on the copyright page. Part of The Gingery Engine Series. ISBN 1878087207; EAN 9781878087207. About this book Back cover headline: A simple hot air engine you can build. The project is a variety of Stirling cycle engine that recycles air by heating and cooling it, using a displacer. It is an external-combustion engine that can run on different fuels and uses no water or steam. The book provides detailed step-by-step instructions aimed at the novice machinist; it notes that only a small lathe and common hand tools are needed. Table of contents highlights include: Operating Principle; Preparing to Build; Safety; Materials and Material List; Producing the Castings; Pattern Making; Flywheel Pattern and Casting; Base Pattern and Casting; Bearing Plates; Bushings; Cylinder Plate and Guide Bushing; Machining the Base and Flywheel; The Crank; Linkage Assembly; Transfer Piston and Cylinder; Power Cylinder and Piston; Final Assembly; Burner Assembly; Cooling Fin; Engine Run In; Connecting the Gas; Starting the Engine; Trouble Shooting; Sources. The copy Softcover trade-style binding; no dust jacket as issued for paperbacks. Series noted on the cover. Barcode and ISBN printed on the back cover; Library of Congress catalog number appears on the copyright page.

• Publisher: David J Gingery Publishing
• Year: 1998
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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